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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Thomas doing when someone yells that gas is coming?
(a) On guard duty.
(b) Eating.
(c) Writing a letter home.
(d) Sleeping.

2. Who does Thomas notice in town recruiting for the war?
(a) The Colonel's son, who is a Captain.
(b) The Colonel.
(c) The Sergeant Major.
(d) The Mayor.

3. What happens to Hanley?
(a) He returns to the trench where Charlie and Thomas are.
(b) He is captured.
(c) He is badly wounded.
(d) He is killed.

4. What is the worst thing for Charlie and Thomas where they are now?
(a) The constant sound of mortar fire.
(b) The continual loss of their trench mates.
(c) The rain.
(d) The sounds of soldiers dying.

5. What does the new company commander know about fighting a war?
(a) Less than the regulars know.
(b) Quite a bit.
(c) A lot as he rose through the ranks.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Charlie and Thomas sleep at their new assignment?

2. What happens when Thomas falls?

3. How does Thomas manage to get accepted?

4. How old does the Army think Thomas is?

5. What does Molly tell Charlie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Thomas do on his one day of leave and why does that leave him feeling empty inside?

2. What does Thomas wait for for a night and day and what is the outcome?

3. How do the men feel about Hanley's order, who voices that opinion, and what does Hanley say?

4. Who is in the bunker and what does Sergeant Hanley order his men to do?

5. While in Wipers, what does the company do for two whole days?

6. What happens when the next wave of shelling stops?

7. What happens when they encounter a German soldier in the German trenches?

8. What happens when Thomas arrives in France?

9. What does the Colonel demand and how does he threaten Charlie's family?

10. Describe the fighting that occurs after the bombardment stops.

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